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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Eight years ago at about 7pm Michael and I were speeding toward Piedmont Hospital and I was cautiously thinking "Well, this labor is not too bad." A complete change of opinion and three hours later, my littlest girl made her debut. All nine pounds of her. I can't believe she's already eight!

I love my silly, skinny girl with all the long brown hair so much. And
she loves dogs more than anyone in the universe ever, but please don't
bring an actual live dog very close to her or she might have to climb
the nearest adult. Her favorite things are beanie babies, laughing,
listening to music, driving her big sister crazy, reading Calvin and Hobbes aloud, meeting new friends,
coordinating wild outfits, and eating pizza. My delicate flower can eat you under the table and issue some pretty impressive
burps afterward. She keeps us laughing. We are so thankful for her.

With all that hair to manage, she adores hair accessories. Several times she has come into the studio casually dropping hints about new headbands. So I made a quick blue and pink felt flower and glued them with some leaves to a couple of inexpensive drugstore headbands. They are not as big as they look in these photos. That pink one is this really violent shade that does not photograph well, and I can't lighten the pictures without blowing out the pink completely, but you get the idea. I might be able to catch a photo of one in her hair later.

I found the chihuahua T-shirt at Old Navy the other day, and I made a quick skirt to go with it from my stash of Washi fabric. It's basically made like the Oliver + S Lazy Day skirt. I love the tidy finish and splash of color provided by the ribbon hem.

And of course the traditional mixtape (previously seen here,here, and here). I just realized I never blogged Thing 1's birthday mixtape last year. Oops. I'll have to do that. I love putting these together, but after three years of doing it for both girls I'm starting to run out out of upbeat, good, age appropriate songs. My goal when I put these together is to avoid Top 40, give them some songs they've heard, introduce some songs that I love, and find some that are new to both of us. This is basically self-defense since I will have to listen to it about a thousand times in the van. Man, I forgot how much I love The Safety Dance. And I reacquainted myself with college music that makes me kinda cringe now but I secretly still dig it (Book Of Love).

Happy Birthday to her! Such a fun age. My "little man" will be 10 this year :( Time sure flies. The skirt is awesome! And the mix tape is cool. "I'm gonna be (500 miles)" is like my most favorite upbeat song ever. Whenever I hear it my husband just shakes his head because I'm transformed to a girl again and I do silly little dances to it. :)

My oldest has a May 10 bday too! And also turned 8 this year. However my labor started on the 9th; just a few hours after an argument with my husband over whether I was considered a mother yet (the 9th was Mother's Day that year). Maybe my boy was trying to help me prove my point!

Thanks for the birthday good wishes, y'all! And the kind words about the presents.

Stephanie H, I can't believe your husband would attempt to argue with a woman 1) who is nine months pregnant 2) pull the wires of a loaded bomb like that about whether she's a mother or not. He must have a secret deathwish. LOL.

Ana Laura, how sweet! thanks for the link.

Rae, mixtapes for everyone! Maybe next year?

Robyn, will definitely do. I miss you guys, we need another catch up session.

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